Good, good, good… You are good for an animal with a razor sharp tongue!”
Cao Xiong coldly smiled, and he said:
“Even if you could speak lotus-like and flowery words, it doesn’t erase the fact that you killed three sectional leaders, massacred Protector Hu, and murdered Zhi’er. The evidence is as visible as the mountains; how is this not killing one’s own sect members?”
Li Qi Ye spoke without any signs of panic or haste:
“It could only be said that the three sectional leaders, Protector Hu, and Leng Shi Zhi had it coming; I was only acting in self-defense.”
“Good, good, good! As you can see Brother Gu, he still dares to defensively quibble! The evidence is like the mountains in front of our eyes!”
First Elder Gu Tie Shou looked at Li Qi Ye, and he gravely said:
“What happened? For what reasons did you kill the three sectional leaders, Protector Hu, and Leng Shi Zhi for?”
Li Qi Ye innocently said:
“Dear elder, I was only acting in self-defense. Protector Hu brought along the law enforcement team, and they suddenly appeared at the Cleansing Jade Peak. They suddenly wanted to make a move on me; they wanted to kill, so I could only fight back. Their reasonings and Elder Cao’s were the same. What is cheating one’s master and killing one’s ancestors? What is disrespectful? This must be a conspiracy!”
“You fart!”
His face turning red, Cao Xiong yelled:
“From the report of the law enforcement disciples, Sectional Leader Zhou asked for help, so Protector Hu and the law enforcement team went to the Cleansing Jade Peak! You… This animal with the heart of a vile serpent only wants to cause chaos. After you had been seen through, you wanted to kill and silence everyone!”
At this moment, Sectional Leader Zhou, who was hiding behind Cao Xiong, came out and said:
“Dear elders and protectors, the truth was really just like this.”
“Li Qi Ye wanted to conspire against me. So I, I, I asked for help. Protector Hu and the law enforcement team ran here to help, but I didn’t think that this person’s heart was vile just like a serpent… He massacred Protector Hu’s group.”
Gu Tie Shou stared at Li Qi Ye, and he gravely asked:
“There was an event such as this?”
At this moment, the elders and protectors couldn’t help but to glance at each other. Li Qi Ye, an ordinary disciple, wanted to murder Sectional Leader Zhou? This matter was just a little bit unreasonable.
Li Qi Ye smiled, and he slowly explained:
“Elder, I don’t know what this conspiracy is about. Even if it is a conspiracy, then how could Sectional Leader Zhou survived until now? I was able to kill Protector Hu; if I truly wanted to murder him, I could kill him easily like it was nothing. I spared his one life; the disciples of the Cleansing Jade Peak all saw with their own eyes. I was only teaching Sectional Leader Zhou a little lesson. I didn’t think that Sectional Leader Zhou was such a bag of straws to the point that even a Yun Physique disciple like me was stronger than him. Sectional Leader Zhou’s skill was not refined; you can’t blame this matter on me.”
Cao Xiong gravely said:
“Nonsense, you are clearly a spy sent by another sect with hidden cultivation! You wanted to conspire and cause chaos. You was found out by Sectional Leader Zhou, so you wanted to kill and suppress his voice!”
Li Qi Ye smilingly said:
“Elder Cao, you are the one spewing blood on others. Ask the Cleansing Jade Peak disciples: what was the reason behind my teaching Sectional Leader Zhou a lesson? From my perspective, I’m afraid that Sectional Leader Zhou was instructed by others, and conspired against me. I have the responsibilities of Dao instruction for the Cleansing Jade Peak. It could be said that I was nervous with trepidation. For Dao instruction, I exhausted much blood and sweat, but Sectional Leader Zhou was definite in his accusation that I was teaching the devil arts! He said that I brought the devil Dao to the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect! Since he insulted my sweat and blood’s effort, as long as I have a single drop of courageous blood in me, how could I endure this?”
“You clearly brought the devil arts into the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect! I was afraid that the disciples would succumb to the devil Dao. In order to save them from your poisoning, I had to stop them.”